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Prenatal diagnosis of limb body wall complex: early sonographic findings

Limb body wall complex (LBWC) is a rare syndrome that consists of, combination of multiple fetal malformations of the thoracoabdominal wall, extremities, cranium, facial and spine. The sonographic hallmarks are abdominal/thoracic wall defect, neural tube defect, severe scoliosis, positional deformity and abnormal fetal membranes. Authors present a case of LBWC abnormality, which was detected in the antenatal ultrasonography at the POG of 13 weeks and later confirmed in the abortus. Early diagnosis of LBWC is only possible through ultrasonography, and it being a fatal condition needs to be distinguished from gastroschisis and omphalocele, which has a better prognosis.